I read that the government is bringing out a lapel pin to be worn by the 'Bevan boys' in recognition of the work they did in WW11.
My Dad was a member of a mining family but he had chosen ,when he left school ,to do another job.
When Ernest Bevan enlisted young men to go down the pits to replace the miners who had gone to war my Dad volunteered,born in 1924 he was too young to join the forces.
Some of them were treated by some people as if they were consciencious objectors.Wrongly because they were doing a very valuable job.
These young miners could not leave the job and had to wait to be 'demobbed'.My father stayed on until 1947 working with his Dad and uncles.
What a pity that it has taken so long for them to get any recognition as most of them are no longer here to accept it.
My Dad was a member of a mining family but he had chosen ,when he left school ,to do another job.
When Ernest Bevan enlisted young men to go down the pits to replace the miners who had gone to war my Dad volunteered,born in 1924 he was too young to join the forces.
Some of them were treated by some people as if they were consciencious objectors.Wrongly because they were doing a very valuable job.
These young miners could not leave the job and had to wait to be 'demobbed'.My father stayed on until 1947 working with his Dad and uncles.
What a pity that it has taken so long for them to get any recognition as most of them are no longer here to accept it.